Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-09
SMYRNA and Vicinity

WAluhlC IOI raising Iu0QS.
ROBERT DENNEY advertises choice
nursery peach trees for planting.
INDIAN SUMNER with its hazy atmos-
phere has been with us the past week.
WIN. GEO. HILL gives notice to farm
ers OF Canada ashes for fertilizing pur-
poses.
GLAD we had no election Yesterday
to stir up bad blood, as in our sister
states.
Go TO the Opera House this evening
to hear the Rev. VIM. S. Robinson's
lecture.
THE Clayton NJ. P. Sunday school
will hold an exhibition in the church
this evening.
The Good Templars, of Clayton, will
hold festival in their hall tomorrow
and Friday evening.
THE Sunday school of the Presbyte-
ran church is preparing for its annual
Thanksgiving Day anniversary.
The weather was beautiful last week
but cold wave chilled certain politi
clans in number of states last night.
THOs. FENNIMORE, administrator of
Jesse Fennimore, deceased, will sell
his personal property on Tuesday next.
Gov. BIGGs has issued a Thanksgiv-
ing Proclamation conforming to that
previously issued by President Cleve-
land.
HE nurserymen haven't that over
whelming demand for peach trees this
as with the two or three proceeding
autums.
GEO. HEINoLD, in Blackbird. Hum
dred, has an ear Of corn of Mammotb
variety eleven inches around it and has
thlrty-eight rows.
JOHN c. SToCKLEY has added q bav-
window and porch to each part of a
tenant double dwelling at the lower
end OF Commerce street.
SEE advertisement of Pbillins the
Gents turnisher. He makes a speciaI.
ty OF shirts, collars, cuffs. underwear
neckwear, hosiery, &c.
The slaughter of the innocents-tbe
partrldges and rabbits-commen
with next Tuesday. The law lifts its
protection on that day.
The Knights of the Golden EAGLE
Will hold a festival in Hudson's Hall
al clayton, on the nights of Tuesday
and Wednesday of next week.
The Smyrna Union of the w. G. T.
u, at their annual election last week
reelected the officers of the preceding
year. 1t is in fourishing condition,
p. Fl. BECK, real estate broker has
sold a double house on Mount Vernon
street below Church to Mrs. Anna =
Buchanan, of Newark, formerly of this
town, for 81 $50. ''''7
EDISON Bros, of Philadelphia. will
continue to have an agent at SMYRNA
depot every Tuesday and Thursday to
pay the highest cash price for all kinds
OF dressed poultry and eggs. 4
Mrs. PITMAN, the owner, has put an
addition to the store occupied bv Mrs
Lizzie Collins opposite Clements store.
thus greatly adding to its size and the
convenience of the house.
THE young peoples prayer meeting
at the NJ. E. Church on Sunday even
ing was more largely attended and
more spirited than any vet held.
Three persons arose for prayers.
C. H. REGISTER & Co., would call
the attention of consumers to their
superior corned beef, of the best cuts
and cured in the best manner. And
also their own make of sausage. T
AT Deakyneville school. for the
month ending October 2Sth. the
following scholars have made an
average of 50 in recitation, deport.
ment and attendance Nav Benson.
Wilmina Hudson, and w. E. Donovan.
BROWNING, KING & Co., on our first
page call attention to their popular
clothing house. They claim to be the
largest manufacturers of clothing in
the world and to have the confidence
OF the people as to quality and prices.
J.. A. COTTON is still selling all kinds
of Dry Goods and Notions at cost
prices. You shOnld take advantage of
these prices. as it will not be possible
to continue it much longer. Sold for
cash only. T
The convention sentiment is much
stronger now than it was before the
election on the 1st inst. George. Bill
and Ned seen to be Peally the onlv
anti-cOnventiOn hackers, and thew
acknowledge that black spot has i'm
paired their vision.
DR.. JOHN SMITH, of Morton. has an
Attorney COW from which in the past
ten months he has received in calves
$500; milk and butter, S59.75; be-
sides supplying enough milk and butter
for his family Of FIVE persons. The
COW is Of the Heitchu stock,
REV. GEO. PORTER, of Newark, filed
the pulpit at the Presbyterian church
on Sunday, the morning sermon, being
an able presentation Of the cause Of
missions, the day being designated to
preach on the subject throughout the
denomination. Rev. w. w. Taylor, of
Wilmington. will preach next Sunday
SENATOR ELI SALISBURY who has
manifested no interest in the reform
movement and did not vote last week.
in conversation this is decidedly
for a convention because, as he
says, a majority of the legal voters
Of the State have so decided. He
holds that a majority Of the people
have right to call a convention,
and that the call can be as effeetuaI
through mass meeting as legislative
enactment. He scouts the idea that
people long since dead can control
and extend the fundamental law Of the
living against their will. The people
are supreme, and majority Of them
have a right at any time to change
their organic law. The clause in the
constitution prescribing how a new one
shall be obtained be thinks is so word
ed as to leave the precise meaning in
doubt, and that what is meant BY the
highest vote at any of the three pre-
ceeding elections,p win be a matter Of
individual opinion and decision by the